Swirling Tides

Premise: To Master Thief Fin, an orphan from the murky pirate world of the Khaznot Quay, the Map is the key to finding his mother. To suburban school girl Marrill, it's her only way home after getting stranded on the Pirate Stream, the magical waterway that connects every world in creation. With the help of a bumbling wizard and his crew, they must scour the many worlds of the Pirate Stream to gather the pieces of the Map to Everywhere--but they aren't the only ones looking. A sinister figure is hot on their tail, and if they can't beat his ghostly ship to find the Map, it could mean the destruction of everything they hold dear! Heart-pounding escapades and a colorful cast of characters will have readers setting sail through this wholly original and unforgettable tale. Imaginative and Adventurous  This spellbinding book will make you feel obliged to not put it down until finished, portraying a story about a twelve-year old master thief of Khaznot Quay and a twelve-year ol...

Playing Piano Fingers lower to rest on the keys, Glossy white and raised black tiles, Playing in harmony, several melodies, Sheets of music, piles and piles, Minuets and sonatas and interludes, Sharps, flats, trills, and scales, Lines of notes of multitudes, With superfluous little details, The cadence of the tempo is consistent, The notes sharp and clear trail out the door, People open their windows to listen, At the end, they’re left wanting to hear more, Constant beats, rhythm and rhyme,  A soothing salve for the sick, Step and rise, march in time, Pairing sounds, making music.

Premise: Reborn as the Flame, Emily has saved Olympus from destruction. The Olympic flame now burns strong, and peace has been restored. But not for long... When the gruesome Nirads begin a new invasion, Emily and her friends become entangled in the conflict as old grudges are unearthed and new enemies are discovered. And all the while, Emily yearns for her father, still a prisoner of the sinister CRU, somewhere in New York. Join Emily astride the magnificent winged-stallion, Pegasus, as she embarks on a new flight of adventure through worlds both old and new. Fast-paced and Captivating       This book will make you feel compelled to read it cover-to-cover, telling a story about the Flame of Olympus and Pegasus, and it is the second book in the series. From the moment Pegasus fell on the roof of her apartment building, she was caught in a battle to help save Olympus and its Olympians. Living on Mount Olympus with the friends she made in the previous book and Pegasus,...

Sun and Moon  The sun glows bright, Shining like gold, Emanating light, So Earth’s not cold, It stays in the sky the whole day, Giving us light so we can see,  But in the sky, it doesn’t stay, When the stars come out it stays away, The moon gleams, its light, a potion, Shining like silver, Guiding turtles to the ocean, Pushing, pulling the tides, but untouched is the river, As the moon rises, And the sun declines, The moon asks the sun, “Can you take the night shift this time?”

Premise:   Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city of Venice. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past – a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself. Touching and Mysterious      This riveting book will make you want to inhale it in “as few sittings as possible”. This book is about two orphaned brothers who run away. Their aunt, Esther Hartlieb, was willing to adopt the younger brother and send the older one to boarding school. However, not wanting to be seperated, they ran away to Venice, Italy since before her death, their mother told them it was the most beautiful place on Earth and would often describe it to them....

(This is a prize winning essay on Autism, at the Middle school level) “Autism is not a tragedy. Ignorance is the tragedy.”       Autism has been around for decades. In fact, almost 50 years have passed since the Autism Society held the first National Awareness Month. The first annual National Autistic Children’s week was launched in 1972. It eventually evolved into Autism Acceptance Month. Autism was originally thought to be ableist and a condition that had to be cured. But now, the dialogue about autism is shifting from a negative chance to a positive one. Although a lot has been achieved, there’s still a long way to go.       I believe that Autism Acceptance means just that - accepting autism, making autistic people feel welcome in the world. It means looking beyond the stereotypes of autism. And recognizing that autistics are also members of our communities while acknowledging that they express themselves differently. Autism is just a way of lo...

The Sea The deep sea can sparkle like a gem, It can be calm, with whirling eddies, But the sea can also cause mayhem, The sea is large, it will not empty. The sea can be colorful, Different colors or hues,  The sea’s colors are wonderful, Aqua, turquoise, indigo blues. Full of different creatures, Possibly ones we’ve never seen, With a camera, the scenery, it captures, Seafoam blue or seafoam green. Stretching far across the horizon, More farther than anyone dreams, It’s then that I am enlightened, That the world is bigger than it seems.